County Profile

Anderson County

Election results and voting trends

252,981
Total Votes
48
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Anderson County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Anderson County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Anderson County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Anderson County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

61%67%74%80%86%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

714222919625200610414200817421201013417201218422201410515201617421201813316202014142022123152024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

Candidates who most over- or under-performed Anderson County's partisan lean

+9.7
Governor34.3% actual24.6% exp
-9.7
Governor65.7% actual75.4% exp
+7.0
Railroad Commissioner41.9% actual34.9% exp
Railroad Commissioner58.1% actual65.1% exp
U. S. Senator30.2% actual34.9% exp
U. S. Senator69.8% actual65.1% exp
+4.4
Railroad Commissioner32.4% actual28.0% exp
Railroad Commissioner67.6% actual72.0% exp
-3.3
Commissioner of Agriculture21.3% actual24.6% exp
+3.3
Commissioner of Agriculture78.7% actual75.4% exp
-3.3
Commissioner of Agriculture31.6% actual34.9% exp
+3.3
Commissioner of Agriculture68.4% actual65.1% exp
U. S. Senator31.2% actual28.0% exp
-3.2
U. S. Senator68.8% actual72.0% exp
+3.1
Lieutenant Governor23.2% actual20.1% exp
-3.1
Lieutenant Governor76.8% actual79.9% exp
+3.0
Attorney General23.1% actual20.1% exp
-3.0
Attorney General76.9% actual79.9% exp
Railroad Commissioner21.2% actual18.3% exp
Railroad Commissioner78.8% actual81.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Anderson County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE15,597 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ15,022 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN14,943 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 5
2020RepublicanLANCE GOODEN14,881 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT14,818 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY14,842 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 9
2020RepublicanKEVEN M. ELLIS14,846 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON14,969 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD14,828 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT14,725 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8
2024RepublicanCODY HARRIS15,255 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND15,043 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY14,985 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL15,001 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 6
2024RepublicanJAKE ELLZEY15,347 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK14,834 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK15,279 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND14,934 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE15,111 votes